Outlook: Koch in first year as head coach replacing Mike Jantz, who retired, and coached the eighth grade program for 11 years. ... Graduation claimed two All-North Central Kansas League performers. ... Holmes was honorable mention all-league and had 889 assists. ... Sprinkle had 204 kills and 36 blocks. ... Wildman had 55 blocks, Fitzgerald had 143 kills and Hayes had 97 kills. ...McGivney moves from defensive specialist to libero. ... Cowgirls are ranked ninth in 4A to start season.

Outlook: Redmen coming off one of best seasons in school history and were KC-Atchison League champions. ... Harris was league player of the year and honorable mention All-Class 4A and had 391 kills and 61 blocks.

Outlook: Schmelzle was first-team All-Twin Valley League pick who had 297 kills and 310 digs last year. ... Feldkamp was second-team all-league and had 622 assists and 215 digs. ... Six of team’s 14 players are freshmen. ... Eagles saw string of four straight state appearances end last year.

Outlook: Luhman in first year as head coach an inherits team that returns five starters. ... Zoeller was second on team with 135 kills and Young had 107. ... Speicher had 50 blocks and Zoeller had 40. ... Speicher also led team with 361 assists and Zoeller added 106. ... Allie Cassel had 38 aces.

Outlook: Bearcats return virtually everyone from last year with eight starters back. ... Giffin was first-team All-Lyon County League pick last year and Winters was second-team selection. . ... Brake returns after being injured most of last year. ... Giffin had 118 kills last year and Lewis had 93 and Winters 72. ... Shaffer had 114 assists.

Outlook: Wildcats finished runner-up in Class 3A state tournament last year, falling 25-19, 25-20 to Silver Lake in the championship match. ... They were also fourth in 4A Division II in 2017. ... Graduation hit hard, claiming 10 seniors and every player who recorded a varsity stat last year.

Outlook: Irish have produced two straight 23-plus win seasons. ... Suther was first-team All-North Central Kansas League pick and second-team All-Class 4A and had 702 assists and 50 aces. ... Kirkpatrick ranked second on team in kills with 256. ... Lewis led team in blocks with 76. ... Bledsoe had 116 kills.

Outlook: Wildcats lost first-team All-1A pick Emilee Ebert to graduation but return just about everyone else. ... Brandt had 258 kills and was first-team All-Twin Valley League while Broxterman had 195 kills and was second-team. ... Shirley had 47 aces and 659 assists, leading team in both and was second-team all-league. ... Brandt led team with 336 digs.

Outlook: Firebirds return five starters/letterwinners and have two impact senior transfers and three natinally-ranked freshmen. ... Gleason had 603 assists and was second-team All-Sunflower League. ... Hamilton was first-team all-league and had 358 kills. ... Hippe had 137 kills. ... Firebirds are ranked No. 4 in 6A to start season.

Outlook: Dohl was a first-team All-Northeast Kansas League pick last year and led Cobras with 310 kills. ... Marshall added 132 kills and McMahon had 108. ... Marshall also had 88 blocks and McMahon had 75. ... Dohl also led team in digs with 309. ... Kennedy had 475 assists and White had 160.

Outlook: Tigers endured rare tough season and return just three starters. ... Buss was second-team All-Big Seven League and had 193 digs. ... Seymour had 147 kills and Davis had 88 kills and 112 blocks.

Outlook: Bott was second-team All-Twin Valley League pick and had 228 assists, 43 aces and 178 digs. ... Beikman had 172 kills and 76 blocks to lead team. ... Bulldogs only graduated two seniors off last year’s team, neither of whom played much

Outlook: Rice in first year as head coach, but is veteran having previously enjoying successful tenure at Waverly. ... Feltner was second-team All-Flint Hills League pick last year and had team-high 90 kills. ... Addleman had 89 kills and 81 blocks. ... Sturdy had 238 assists.

Outlook: Bulldogs were North Central Kansas League champions last year, but must replace two of top hitters and setter. ... Bartels had 169 kills and Franco had 147. ... Franco also had 45 aces and 79 blocks and Bartels had 80 blocks.

Outlook: Thunder qualified for Class 3A state tournament last year, but didn’t advance out of pool play. ... Graduation claimed four first-team All-Big Seven League selections. ... Lueger had 148 kills and Lortscher had 122. ... Lueger led Thunder with 81 blocks and Lortscher sas second with 56. ... Thunder is ranked No. 10 in 3A to start season.

Outlook: Eagles placed fourth at Class 1A state tournament and were Lyon County League champions last year. ... Graduation claimed three all-league players, but Heins was second-team all-league and Smith was honorable mention.

Outlook: Indians captured Flint Hills League title last year. ... Wilkins led team with 232 kills. ... Butterfield had 144 kills. ... Hultgren had team-high 271 digs. ... Sage led team in aces with 52.

Outlook: Bears return bulk of squad that got back to winning ways last year. ... Johnson returns after missing last year with back injury. ... Pfau was first-team All-Northeast Kansas League pick and led team with 393 kills. ... Rockhold added 247 kills and was honorable mention all-league. ... Reese Curry had 459 digs and Pfau had 378 and Rockhold 358. ... Regan Curry had 400 assists and Rockhold 302.

Outlook: Coleman set school record for blocks with 88 last year. ... She also had 124 kills. ... Jenna Keller had 197 kills and Paramore had 129. ... Keller is career digs record holder and had 195 last year. ... Keller and Coleman were honorable mention All-Big Seven League picks. ... Campbell Keller had 259 assists and Brown had 234.

Outlook: Rams doubled win total from 9 to 18 in Ewert’s second year as coach and took third in Northeast Kansas League. ... Hanna Forge had 361 assists and 184 digs. ... Haley Forge had 184 kills and 252 digs. ... Ko had 388 digs and was all-league as a freshman. ... Worsham had 103 kills and 49 blocks. ... Nutsch returns after moving back to Pleasant Ridge right after season last year.

Outlook: Panthers were Big Seven League champions last year, but fell just short of returning to state for first time since 2014. ... Fink was first-team All-Class 3A pick and first-team all-league and had 348 kills, 38 aces and 223 digs. ... Harvey was all-league and had 182 kills and 36 blocks. ... Saia had 51 blocks. ... Ogden had 178 digs. ... McKinsey had 498 assists. ... Panthers open year ranked No. 2 in 3A.

Outlook: Heat captured Wheat State League title and won regional title, but fell in first round of sub-state. ... Riedy was second-team All-Class 1A and first-team all-league and had 411 assists, 131 kills and 278 digs. ... Holly Brockmeier also was first-team all-league for third straight year and had 293 ,ills. ... Amber Brockmeier added 259 assists and 25 aces. ... Meghan Brockmeier had 63 aces and 153 kills. ... Sly had 70 kills. ... Heat is ranked No. 7 in 1A to start season.

Outlook: Schumann was first-team All-Big Seve League last year and had 250 kills and 464 digs. ... Nikole Kuenzi was honorable mention and had 155 kills and 241 digs. ... Schumann also had 57 aces and Morgan Schuelle had 49. ... Kinley Schuette had 228 assists.

Outlook: Eagles captured Class 3A state championship last year, beating Burlington in title match. ... Title was third since 2014. ... Eagles also won Mid-East League title. ... Cobb was first-team All-Class 3A and led Eagles in assists (569) and kills (366). ... She’s a three-time all-league seletion and three-time All-State pick. ... Lamprecht is two-time all-league pick and was second-team All-3A last year after having 317 kills and 289 digs. ... Hogle was honorable mention all-league and had 11 kills and 63 blocks. ... Burkhardt had 284 digs and led team with 38 aces. ... Fitzgerald had 361 assists. ... Eagles are ranked No. 1 in 3A to start season.

Outlook: Hall was honorable mention All-Lyon County League pick last year and had 116 digs and 23 aces. ... Szambecki had 155 kills and 20 blocks. ... Copeland had 239 assists. ... Two freshmen likely will start.

Outlook: Falcons return all but one player off last year’s team, which captured Flint Hills League Tournament title and was sub-state runner-up. ... Corwine was first-team all-league and had 871 assists and 54 aces. ... Watlers was second-team all-league and had 206 kills and 66 aces. ... Flory was honorable mention and had 166 kills. ... Coopman had 124 kills and 41 blocks. ... Randall was second-team all-league and had 281 digs and 53 aces. ... Falcons are ranked No. 8 in 3A to start season.